These individuals may or may not claim titles associated with an abolished monarchy. Individuals who stake claims to monarchical titles but who are not part of former dynasties are not included. Note that a country may have multiple houses with a claim to the defunct position.
Africa State Head Since House Relationship Succession Abolition Ref(s) Burundi Rosa Paula Iribagiza Ntwero Daughter of Mwami Mwambutsa IV (1915–1966). Hereditary 1966 Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr. (Bokassa II) Bokassa Heir apparent and son of Emperor Bokassa I (1976–1979). 1979 Egypt Fuad II Muhammad Ali Last reigning King (1952–1953). 1953 Ethiopia Zera Yacob Amha Selassie Solomon Grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I (1930–1974). Hereditary 1975 Girma Yohannes Iyasu Grandson of Emperor Iyasu V (1913–1916). Libya Muhammad bin Hasan Senussi Grandnephew of King Idris I (1951–1969). Hereditary 1969 Rwanda Emmanuel Bushayija (Yuhi VI) Abanyiginya Grandson of Mwami Yuhi V Musinga (1896–1931). Hereditary and Elective 1961 Zanzibar Ali III bin Jamshid Al Said Al Bu Sa'id Son of Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah (1963–1964). Hereditary 1964
Americas State Head Since House Relationship Succession Abolition Ref(s) Bertrand Orléans-Braganza Great-great-grandson of Emperor Pedro II (1831–1889). Hereditary 1889 Pedro Carlos Mexico Carlos Felipe Habsburg-Lorraine Great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Maximilian I (1864–1867)1867
Asia State Head Since House Relationship Succession Abolition Ref(s) Afghanistan Muhammad Zahir Khan 4 June 2024 Barakzai Grandson of King Zahir Shah (1933–1973). Hereditary 1973 BurmaSoe Win12 January 2019KonbaungGreat-grandson of Thibaw Min (1878–1885)1885 Champasak Keo Champhonesak 17 March 1980 Khun Lo Grandson of last ruling King Ratsadanay (1900–1904) 1904 China Jin Yuzhang 10 April 2015 Aisin Gioro Great-great-grandson of the Daoguang Emperor (1820–1850) Nephew of the Xuantong Emperor (1908–1912; 1932–1945) 19121945 Iran (Pahlavi) Reza 27 July 1980 Pahlavi Heir apparent and son of Shah Mohammad Rezā (1941–1979). 1979 Iran (Qajar) Mohammad Hassan Mirza II 5 May 1988 Qajar Great-grandson of Shah Mohammad Ali (1907–1909). 1925 Ra'ad bin Zeid 18 October 1970 Hāshim Relative of King Faisal II (1939–1958). 1958 Johor (Singapore) Tengku Muhammad Shawal 27 March 2009 Bendahara 4th-great-grandson of Sultan Hussein Shah (1819–1835). 1824 Yi Won 16 July 2005Yi Great-grandson of Emperor Gojong (1897–1907).Grandnephew of Emperor Sunjong (1907–1910). 1910 (English website) Andrew Lee Between 9 December 2021 and 17 January 2022 Declared successor by Yi Seok, who is a grandson of Emperor Gojong (1897–1907) and nephew of Emperor Sunjong (1907–1910). Laos Soulivong Savang 19 September 1997Khun Lo Grandson of King Sisavang Vatthana (1959–1975). 1975 Harun Osman Osmanoğlu18 January 2021 Osman Great-grandson of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1876–1909). 1922 Riau-Lingga Tengku Hendra Syafri Riayat Syah Between 2 May 2012 and 2022 Bendahara 5th-great-grandson of Sultan Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah (1830–1832). 1911 Ryūkyū Mamoru Shō 30 August 1996 Shō Great-great-grandson of King Shō Tai (1848–1879). 1879 Jason Desmond Anthony Brooke 27 May 2017 Brooke Great-grandnephew of Rajah Vyner (1917–1946). 1946 Sulu Muedzul Lail Tan Kiram 16 February 1986 Kiram Son of Sultan Mohammed Mahakuttah Abdullah Kiram (1974–1986).1915 Syria Ra'ad bin Zeid 18 October 1970 Hāshim Half-nephew of King Faisal I (1920). 1920 Vietnam Bao Ngoc 15 March 2017 Nguyen Phuc Eldest son of Emperor Duy Tân (1907–1916) 1945 Vinh, Cao, Nguyễn Phúc tộc thế phả, Hue, Thuan Hoa Publishing House, 1995, p. 327. On the royal clan's genealogical table, only Emperor Bao Dai and his children come after Duy Tan's children. Bao Dai's legitimate male line ended in 2017 with the death of Prince Bao Thang. Duy Tan is designated head of 17th generation of Nguyen Phuc ("17.I"). This suggest that his eldest son is the head of the 18th generation. Yemen Ageel bin Muhammad 6 August 1996 Rassid Eldest son of King Muhammad al-Badr (1962). 1962
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